I missed the annoucement somehow, but I'll setup another 20 servers or so right now.
Thanks for staying in touch with your server community Tripware. Violent Crimes wrote: > You know what makes sense how about give us more of a heads up when you > give a free weekend and shouldn't be a problem but when you don't give > us not much of a notice meh. > > Rick Payton wrote: > >> ok, that's all fine and dandy, and much better stated then saying "What >> are you? Infinity Ward?" We all know IW (and in relation Activision >> probably) is very hated by people who wanted to host a dedicated server >> - we get that. Calling Tripwire "Infinity Ward" because the owner asked >> for the community to drop the difficulty is just fucked up. If you don't >> want to do it, fine - that's your community and you do as you see fit to >> make it successful. If they demand hard mode only servers, then you >> obviously need to provide only servers on hard mode. I (and probably >> "We") get that. >> >> Other admins may or may not pick up the slack, it's obviously totally up >> to them, as it is to you. >> >> But name calling - and yes calling calling another company "Infinity >> Ward" at this point in time IS name calling :P - there's no need for >> that. Especially considering Tripwire is doing everything they can to >> support their game (see John post further down the list) - something >> Infinity Ward OBVIOUSLY isn't doing right now. >> >> Aloha, >> >> --mauirixxx >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kitteny Berk >> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:14 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Killing Floor free weekend difficulty settings >> >> My regulars won't play on the servers they help to pay for if they're >> set too easy, and as such, the new players won't experience our unique >> style and will almost certainly stay away from our community having had >> no contact with our members. >> >> Course, new players are always welcome, usually our regulars will drag >> them along and help them out. But that's because we're nice people, we >> >> won't just call people newbs and spoil the game for the majority, just >> help those who are struggling. >> >> So, on balance, I don't consider it a win for me, my community or people >> >> likely to join us. >> >> >> Rick Payton wrote: >> >> >>> that was totally unnecessary Kitteny, all the guy was asking was for >>> admins to lower the difficulty settings on some servers, which >>> accomplishes the following: >>> >>> Newbs DON'T get owned, and have fun, which means ... they'll most >>> >>> >> likely >> >> >>> purchase the game, which means, more money for Tripwire to continue >>> developing the game, which will keep the newbs interested, which then >>> means they'll eventually want to join a community - probably yours at >>> some point - and then eventually, get good enough to play on the >>> >>> >> harder >> >> >>> difficulty. >>> >>> Basically, by dropping the difficulty, IT'S A WIN FOR EVERYONE >>> >>> >> INVOLVED. >> >> >>> But I guess you didn't see that .... >>> >>> --mauirixxx >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kitteny Berk >>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:42 AM >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Killing Floor free weekend difficulty settings >>> >>> What are you? Infinity ward? >>> >>> I'll be keeping my servers as my regulars like them, thanks all the >>> same. >>> >>> John Gibson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> As many of you know we are currently running a free weekend for >>>> Killing Floor. One thing I have noticed is a lot of the servers are >>>> set to the hard difficulty setting, and the free weekend players are >>>> >>>> >> >> >>>> getting owned on hard since hard is designed for players that have >>>> levelled up their perks to level 2 or 3 at least. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> signature database 4538 (20091024) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >>> >> please visit: >> >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> >>> >> signature database 4539 (20091024) __________ >> >> >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 4539 (20091024) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.29/2455 - Release Date: 10/23/09 >> 23:43:00 >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
